Intro
Jordan Peterson is developing a project to help people cooperate with a form of fractal governance. He introduced this idea on Joe Rogan’s podcast in January 2023. This is an early draft article with some links and resources related to the project.
Table of Contents
Timestamps
He starts introducing the idea and speaking about the spirit of voluntary play to create ordered freedom at 1:32:51. He speaks about electing elders and councils of elders from groups of ten at 1:39:20. He describes fractal democracy with example from the bible and many thrilling insights. He speaks about an upcoming video series, conference, and much more. The whole episode is fascinating and amazing as well!
Subsidiarity
What is Subsidiarity?
Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that holds that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate or local level that is consistent with their resolution. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as "the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level"
Subsidiarity is a foundational principle of ARC. You can hear Jordan speak about it in the videos above, read a quote below, and learn more about subsidiarity in this article.
Jordan Peterson Quotes
“Part of the model that we're trying to put forward in this group that I'm describing is based on this principle of subsidiarity and the idea that we want to encourage everyone to take as much responsibility as possible at the most local level possible”
“Part of the model that we're trying to put forward in this group that I'm describing is based on this principle of subsidiarity and the idea that we want to encourage everyone to take as much responsibility as possible at the most local level possible, right?
So take responsibility for yourself until you're good enough at that. So you can take responsibility maybe for a wife, and then if you're good enough at that, maybe you can extend that to some kids. And then maybe you can serve your local community and then maybe you can serve your state. And maybe if you really get good at it, you could serve your nation, right? But you're taking the responsibility. And here's the basic rule. All the responsibility you abdicate will be taken up by tyrants. That's the cardinal rule of social organization. And so we're trying to build out this story that's based on the deepest elements of Western tradition.”
“There is a model of proper governance in there. This idea of a hierarchical structure of responsibility. It's the proper computational structure. It's not top down tyranny with fractionated individuals and it's not utter chaos. It's ordered freedom…. and it's the ordered freedom that comes along with being oriented towards the highest possible good.”
Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that holds that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate or local level that is consistent with their resolution.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as "the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level"
Jonathan Pageau
Jonathan Pageau is helping Jordan with this and Jordan spoke very highly of him. Here are some resources about Jonathon:
Upcoming Conference
There is a conference he is organizing in London in October and November to grow this idea.
We should go and share the principles of eden and more equal animals there
